Hit France's can't-miss art, sights, and bites in two weeks or less with Rick Steves Best of France! * Expert advice from Rick Steves on what's worth your time and money * Two-day itineraries covering Paris, Normandy, the Loire, Dordogne, Provence, the French Riviera, and Burgundy * Over 60 full-color maps and vibrant photos * Rick's tips for beating the crowds, skipping lines, and avoiding tourist traps *The best of local culture, flavors, and haunts, including walks through the most interesting neighborhoods and museums * Trip planning strategies like how to link destinations and design your itinerary, what to pack, where to stay, and how to get around * Suggestions for side trips to Versailles, Chartres, Reims, Giverny, Oradour-sur-Glane, Carcassonne, Pont du Gard, Les Baux, Vaison-la-Romaine, Cotes du Rhone, Villefranche-sur-Mer, Cap Ferrat, Monaco, Antibes, Beaune, Chamonix, and Colmar Experience France's Old World romance and New World excitement for yourself with Rick Steves Best of France! Planning a longer trip? Rick Steves France 2018 is the classic, in-depth guide to exploring the country, updated annually. Time for a shorter getaway? Colorful Rick Steves Pocket guidebooks like Rick Steves Pocket Parisare perfect when you have a week or less. Pocket guides include fold-out city maps.

Author Biography

Rick Steves (Author) Since 1973, Rick Steves has spent about four months a year exploring Europe. His mission: to empower Americans to have European trips that are fun, affordable, and culturally broadening. Rick produces a best-selling guidebook series, a public television series, and a public radio show, and organizes small-group tours that take over 30,000 travelers to Europe annually. He does all of this with the help of more than 100 well-traveled staff members at Rick Steves' Europe in Edmonds, WA (near Seattle). When not on the road, Rick is active in his church and with advocacy groups focused on economic and social justice, drug policy reform, and ending hunger. To recharge, Rick plays piano, relaxes at his family cabin in the Cascade Mountains, and spends time with his son Andy and daughter Jackie. Find out more about Rick at www.ricksteves.com and on Facebook. Connect with Rick: facebook.com/RickSteves twitter: @RickSteves instagram: ricksteveseurope Steve Smith (Author) Steve Smith manages tour planning for Rick Steves' Europe tour program and has been researching guidebooks with Rick for two decades. Fluent in French, he's lived in France on several occasions, starting when he was seven. Steve owns a restored farmhouse in rural Burgundy where he hangs his beret in research season. Steve's wife, Karen Lewis Smith - who is an expert on French cuisine and wine - provides invaluable contributions to his books.